The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-06
sly STATISTIC
How the Napolcon ot NcNic" Hood
vinkrd the prOpi"--Nunrihih@
About santa Anna,

ON October Z, 1871, santa Anna
made his triumphal cutry into the
CITY of Mexico aud was declared
provisional president. The Ameri-
cans III Texas had already learned
his blood.thirsty cruelty from M
shooting all the prisoners captured
there And they were TO learn in the
war with Mexico that he was the one
man who could organize any effect
i've resistance 90 the invading troops
OF the uitcd states. y spectator
could not tail TO be impressed by hi-
tall, graceful figure. His small, oval
face was stamped by thought and on
crgy, and hi- closely set eyes bril-.
liantly reelected all impulslve nature
and n talented mind a drinking OF
gray In the black hair aided dignity.
while around the mouth. when IN re-
poac, lowered an expression OF any
iOu- melancholy, which conversation
generally Frightened into syinpG
thzns uiIAbiiity and winning smiles.
but when reused. his face changed
into rcpclliug ticrc;ncss. An arch
rchcmcr. he knew well how 20 pay
upon tue feelings of his Couutrymcn,
ever ready to shift his position and
take every advantage that offered
when the French made an attack up
ON Vera Cruz he lost leg under cir.
cumstanccs rejecting httic credit
on himself, but he successfully posed
NJ thc defender OF the republic, and
his lost leg became the one topic OF
Mexican conversation. y magniii
cent tomb wa, erected for she nmb.
aud hc he hau the weakness 10 at end
the imposing public ceremonies v lth
which it was reburicd. On accOuu,
of his services against the Spaniards
~ medal was struck in his honor, in
-cribcd with - Mandatory description
OF this dictator.
AS president OF tho rcpubl he cor
) ruptly squaudcred the st,tc revenues
8 upon himself and his associates. aud
2 was ever calling for increased taxa
ton 10 meet his enormous rXpcndi-
turc, I'm increasing popular icrmcul
4 grew against nj, CNtUrtiOn-, ana bis
& rival, Parcdcs, attempted To mhc All.
g vantage of this tor his own bcnoli:
5 santa Auna was hardly surprised at
} 80 comm III II feature of politictl in
= triguc, but II served to remind him
q that an opponent, 80 influential with
2 the army as Paredcs, must not bc dis.
! regarded. lie regarded himself "a,
e the Napoleon OF America, sud had
studied that Great cmperJr'- life with
{ care. Among other incidents IN tn,
life of Napoleon he recalled the mag
o unanimous reply ton woman \, hoplcad
Z ed for the life of her conspirina
r husband, and he resolved 10 lmitAt,
- this example. lie called lArcdcs, re
: cited the French story. and id ."
z have also letters, ana proof OF Grim,
r, on your part, hut shall ignore them
a Behold ~ aud he tore the document
/ into fragment. Bul Phrcdcs was no
!, to be- moved by such u llmsy display
D of generosity. The revolt quick ~
}. spread, and santa Anna at the mead o
10 his army marched against the upris
ing. But his own troops caught th,
infection, aud, finding himself power
G less he attempted TO escape
. Thoroughly alarmed, he hastcneC
h away by paths little known, attended
r by only two iptimates But he wa
Z he was discovered and captured how
n ever, and held To aw at the action OF
"A congress. by That body be was ban
l. i-hcd II ON the country. Ills capture
l. and punishment amounted to but lit
If tie more IN this instance than il did Il
If few years before, when he fell into Tho
j. TEXANS hands after the battle o
U san Jacuto. There he was discovered
IT hiding like rabbit in the Grass II,
l. was disguised in u miserable dress o
Is u rustic, wearing n skin cap, rOun,
q jacket. pantalooHs of blue domestic
q cotton. and pair of coarse soldier
:. shoes. santa Anna feared that deatl
= would be his norton, rs he had bu
If lust shot 30 many American prisoner
III cold blood, md il Is qucstiOnabl
whether his tOrtitude wopld hay
been as great rs that of Meia, win
" fell into Santa AunR's on the dctca
~ OF a body OF revoiutioniSts. "Gou ar
- to be shot within three hours Tia
captor said 10 Mcjia. "llad Squt
u Anna fallen into my hands woul,
~ have granted him three minutes re
re piled the prisoner with seeming in
~ difference. As Meja was ted forth h
IL distributed what money he possesse,
=, among the men detailed for his exc
l. Cutou, and then knelt to receive tn
W Nollcy. Whenever Santa Anna, by feel
I, ing the public pulse, felt that sentmen
NhN UNI hghlHNt nun III uhl
- trick OF retiring from the capital I
the qWclcr atmosphere OF his countr
" estates. Thence he would waite
~ and direct operations, leaving tn
u brunt OF the contest to be borne by
, proxy, with perhaps the humiliatio
" of defeat But in case of success
rs santa Anna would step forth to gait
H. or the iruit. SO it. was when the ne'
constitution OF 1913 WAS brought on
. The inauguration OF this system RI
~ ceivcd his personal supervision. an
he emerged from his retreat to secur
-, the acquired victory. procuring fin
~ reception tor himself .at the capita
=" But the favorable mOmeutary Ill
W. preston was soon eilaccd aud poll
w icsl aspect assumed rs much less Ell
NJ couraglng tone, that the dictate
%. thought it prudent to sock the re
w. tirement of his estates again. A pre-
'u prietary president was to be elected
o1 and he preferred to play his gam
ho Tor that tempting prize in the haC